PROBE 207 – Communique From the SFFSA
We don’t hear much from some of our friends south of the equator, but one way they stay in touch is through the Science Fiction and Fantasy South Africa club ‘s zine – Probe. 2026’s […]
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The Factory by Lucy Egan – FREE STORY
Have you had to deal with a new office? A boss who doesn’t explain the job to you, or train you to do it? Some jobs are dull and repetitive, too. Bet you never expected […]
JOHN C. WINSTON COVER ART
As a follow-up to his 2014 columns about the Winston “juveniles” SF series in the 1950s, Steve today looks at some of the significant covers and cover artists who helped make these books a commercial success, and which also helped spur many young people into reading science fiction.
Matt’s Reviews: Assignment In Eternity by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Audible.com Release Date: April 27, 2012 Print Release Date: […]
Why the Animated Version of Firefly is a Good Thing (and those who disagree should STFU)
Charlie Jane Anders recently objected to the announcement of the Firefly animated series – “…There’s also fact that Firefly stars a heroic Civil War veteran who happens to have fought on the side of the Confederacy. And […]
The Tyrant in Retrograde by Scott Morris – FREE STORY
This imperial story shows the depth of the old saying that the bigger they are, the harder they fall. However, the old saying, for all its truth, might not have been created with a computer […]
Malcolm Reynolds Reveals Firefly Animated Series In Production
According to Dateline, the big reveal, teased over the past several weeks by actor Nathan Fillion and other former cast members) is that Fillion’s own production studio is behind the series, which will be shopped […]
A. Bertram Chandler: Australia’s Greatest SF Export
I’ve been a huge fan of A. Bertram Chandler and his Rim Worlds, John Grimes stories for decades. In 2024 I proposed a series of articles to the Australian SF magazine Aurealis and happily they […]
MOVIE REVIEW – GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE
Sam Rockwell has been in some good SF films, like MOON, and TV series as well. Here’s another great outing for this talented actor. A man from the future comes to LA to save the human race. Is it real? I don’t know, do you?
Matt’s Reviews: A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Publisher : Tordotcom Publication date : July 13, 2021 Language : English Print length : 160 pages ISBN-10 : 1250236215 ISBN-13 : 978-1250236210 […]
Novedades de Febrero (Con unas de Enero que se quedaron en el tintero)
Empezando con una gran disculpa. A finales de enero y principios de febrero, volví a mudarme y pues no pude hacer mucho más que poner en orden el nuevo departamento. Sigo en esas, así que […]
Shells by Alexander Zelenyj – FREE STORY
A very fine story for not only SF&F readers, but also those who like their detectives hard-boiled. This story if part of the never-ending discussion over what makes a man, whether he has metal parts […]
Novedades de Marzo en Hispanoamérica (1)
LIBROS Minificción ha publicado la antología “Sombras que respiran”. De lectura gratuita. Acuedi ha puesto en preventa el libro “Huati y las cinco huacas” de Pablo César Díaz. El autor también ha ilustrado el libro. […]
MOVIE REVIEW – WORLDBREAKER (2025)
Every movie made in Ireland I’ve seen for the past, I dunno, 40 years, I’ve either liked or loved. Until this one. If you’ve seen it, read the column to see why I didn’t like it, then make up your own mind. And let me know if I was right or wrong, in your opinion.
Matt’s Reviews: The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Book 1 of 5 : The Long Earth Listening Length : 11 hours and 30 minutes Release Date : June 19, 2012 Publisher : Harper Program Type : Audiobook Language : English ASIN : B008CLSUV0 […]
Nominated For Rhysling Award
A poem published this year in Amazing Stories a Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is the annual award for poetry presented by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Lesley Hart Gunn, a Fall 1922 […]
Intriguing Infringement Stories Volume 1, Number 1
Chris Barkley (who, like me, thinks you should nominate The Martian Trilogy: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction and the Illustrated Feature Section for a Best Related Hugo Award) sent along an example […]
Freshly Minted by Nick Hartland – FREE STORY
We know that the computer guys in so many shops are a little leery when a woman walks into their place of business. “Oh, what do they know?”, they’re thinking. “They’re out of their element […]
H. G. Wells vs Hitler
Over the years here at Amazing Stories, it has not been uncommon for us to celebrate Halloween with a “rebroadcast” of Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the […]
Update From the Eaton Collection Regarding J. K. Klein Photo Archive
Klein photos publicity statement 2/20/2026 I’m Dr. Phoenix Alexander, the Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy here at University of California, Riverside, where I steward the Eaton Collection: one of the world’s largest cataloged […]
Commercial Ambitions by D. M. Woolston – FREE STORY
Space haulers have a familiar complaint, too much work for not enough pay. The big corporation in charge controls the lives of many. This shouldn’t happen, someone should do something about it! Someone does… Jax […]
Matt’s Reviews: Song Of The Unsung Mushroom by Sarah Clarke Stuart
Publisher : Connected Editions, Incorporated Publication date : January 15, 2026 Language : English Print length : 410 pages ISBN-10 : 1561780960 ISBN-13 : […]
HACIA UNA HISTORIA DE LAS HISTORIETAS BOLIVIANAS
Esta en circulación el libro HISTORIA DE LA HISTORIETA BOLIVIANA, 1900-2023, de Reynaldo J. Gonzáles que fue publicado este 2025. Esta obra fue gracias al apoyo del Centro Cultural de España en la ciudad de […]
Ansible Report by R. L. Farr – FREE STORY
There is an alien among us! He’s been with us for some time, and as one might expect, he has found that he’s become more human than he ever thought… I am short of breath […]
THE OFFICIAL 2025 HUGO AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST from Amazing Stories & Amazing Selects
This year’s Hugo Awards nominations are now open. If you are eligible to nominate for this year’s Hugo Award (being presented at LACon V this year, for works appearing in 2025), then now is the […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
Publisher: MacMillan Audio Publish Date: 2014 Duration: 13 hours 26 minutes Book 1 of 4 – Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy Audible ASIN: B00P00QPPY Author: Cixin Liu Translated by: Ken Liu Read by: Luke Daniels […]
All-Inclusive by Bruce Strand – FREE STORY
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and as will happen, the Apocalypse is a tourist attraction aboard a cruise ship. Impending doom brings out the best and worst in people as […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #25
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. FUSION FRAGMENT MAGAZINE #25 – June 2025. Publisher: Fusion Fragment, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Editor: Cavan Terrill Cover Art: by Nickolej Villiger Dear New Tenant – […]
The Big Idea: Justin C. Key
A good beside manner makes all the difference in your medical care. So how polite could a robot doctor or AI nurse be? Justin C. Key makes the argument that human connection in medicine is […]
Matt’s Reviews: On The Road To Cinnabar – The Complete Works of Edward Bryant Volume One
Publisher : Belanger Books LLC Publication date : August 3, 2025 Language : English Print length : 510 pages ISBN-10 : 3633644946 ISBN-13 : […]
About Author
Matt Truxaw’s newest book is Monster. This urban fantasy, horror, thriller will keep you turning the pages.
He is also the author of the hard science fiction thrillers: “Plastiphobia/Plastivore” and “Anthrophobia: A Teacher’s Tale”
You can find them all on Amazon in Paperback, Hardback, Kindle and/or free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
When you read any of them, he would really appreciate a review/rating on Amazon or your favorite book seller/book reader site.
More about Matt:
He was born in Orange County California many years ago and he still lives there. He has been reading books for most of those years and writing up book reviews for the last few years. He gets MANY of his books out of the library/Libby so expect a lot of old science fiction classics book reviews and other science related reviews in addition to newer books he comes across.
If you want to be ‘in-the-loop’ on these and other works, you can follow his website( MattTruxaw.com), his author’s page on Amazon or his Facebook page.
For more reviews and articles by Matt here on Amazing Stories (Click here).
Monster: A Novel by Matt Truxaw
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